Liberal Arts & Sciences

How will you make your ideas work for you? No matter how you create your future, the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences will provide the foundation for all that you learn at Columbia-- and beyond.

The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences is home to eight distinct majors, a host of interesting minors and the college’s Core Curriculum. The Core includes the classic fundamentals of a well-rounded education: literature, history, humanities, mathematics and science.

Events Calendar

A nonfiction reading by visiting author Eula Biss and faculty member Re'Lynn Hansen, hosted by the Department of Creative Writing's Nonfiction Program. This event is free and open to the public, and books will be sold at this event....Get the details

Acoustic Kitchen is the monthly open stage for acoustic musicians and singers of the Columbia College community. Come to share your talent or just enjoy great music in a welcoming coffeehouse-types setting. Contact ddolak@colum.edu or show up at 6 PM on night of show....Get the details

In 2010, Cinema Art and Science student (and current Columbia alum) Jay Meyers followed Paleontology professor, Dr. Robin Whatley into the Petrified Forest. He came back with a documentary film showing the people, the terrain, and the discoveries that are part of a Paleontological expedition. Join us for a short screening of this film, followed...Get the details

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